Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Boulder-burial
Cullomane East, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cullomane East
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Penitential Station (1944)
- Coordinates
- 51.65357, -9.39630
- SMR number
- CO118-071003-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture atop terrace on SE-facing slope of Spratt hill overlooking Coomnageragh river. Two support stones visible beneath flat topped, quartz cover-stone (1.4m x 1.4m; T 0.8m); surrounded by low grass-covered mound (diam. 4.2m; H 0.15m). Two standing stones and cairn to NE are used as penetential stations (CO118-071002-). Five-stone circle (CO118-073001-) 200m to E. (Roberts, 1988, Ch. 5, no. 3).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Image provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
Nearby in the register
- Penitential stationunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.